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Wallpaper

ca. 1877-78 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Decorator's specimen panel of staircase wallpaper, with a frieze of dog rose and hips, and a dado of smaller panels of apple branches. The filling of bay-leaves is by A. F. Brophy; Colour print on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour block print on paper
Brief description
Decorator's specimen panel of staircase wallpaper, with a frieze of dog rose and hips, and a dado of smaller panels of apple branches. The filling of bay-leaves is by A. F. Brophy; Colour print on paper; Awarded a gold medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1878; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; ca. 1877-78.
Physical description
Decorator's specimen panel of staircase wallpaper, with a frieze of dog rose and hips, and a dado of smaller panels of apple branches. The filling of bay-leaves is by A. F. Brophy; Colour print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 267.5cm
  • Width: 53cm
Object history
This paper was awarded a gold medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1878.
Production
The filling of bay-leaves was designed by A. F. Brophy.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
E.1895-1934 (Colourway)
Bibliographic references
  • Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Accession number
E.657-1953

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Record createdMarch 13, 2009
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